Balbriggan (IRE)
Balbriggan (IRE) is 6 from 22. Hasn't won since Nov 2014. Last raced off a career-high mark of 131.
- 6–22Wins / Runs
- 27.3%Strike rate
- 11 (50%)Placed
- +8.42£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 1.34Fair A/E n=22 · 1.17 incl. margin
- 131Highest OR
- 53dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 44 | 4 | 9.1% | −5.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 786 | 120 | 15.3% | +0.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 4,055 | 595 | 14.7% | +0.3 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 2,134 | 316 | 14.8% | +0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 3,300 | 464 | 14.1% | −0.3 | 2 from 8 |
| Heavy | 1,684 | 246 | 14.6% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 125 | 6 | 4.8% | −9.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −8.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 203 | 16 | 7.9% | −6.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,344 | 476 | 14.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,314 | 651 | 15.1% | +0.7 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3,308 | 479 | 14.5% | +0.1 | 3 from 13 |
| Over 3m | 911 | 129 | 14.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mt Leinster Gold (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Leinster Gold (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 2m–3m | — |
| Lily Of Killarney (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 2m7f | — |
| Presenting Dr T (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Goodbyemick (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Luna June (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fairly Bold (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.56 |
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.52 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 10 | 4 | 40% | +11.67 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.25 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 3 | 23% | −2.77 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +12.44 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Elsworth | 11 | 2 | 18% | +7.50 |
| Mr J J Codd | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Andrew Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| D J Casey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Jason Maguire | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Davy Condon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 2 | 13% | +3.50 |
| Tongue tie | 7 | 4 | 57% | +4.92 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +2.92 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 16 | 4 | 25% | +11.25 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.83 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
Quick answers
- How many races has Balbriggan won?
- Balbriggan (IRE) won 6 of 22 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 11 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Balbriggan?
- Balbriggan (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 6 December 2014.
- Who is Balbriggan's sire?
- Balbriggan (IRE) is by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Halfway Home (GB), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Balbriggan prefer?
- Balbriggan (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Balbriggan's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 6 December 2014. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Balbriggan's sire's record?
- King's Theatre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
- Who are Balbriggan's siblings?
- Out of Halfway Home (GB), Balbriggan (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mt Leinster Gold (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.